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Rear Brakes?

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WMDPALMER

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I have a 95' GT and I am replacing the pads and rotrs on the rear. Do you have to compress the piston back into the caliper or do you somehow "screw" it in? I have done the fronts before on disc brake cars but this is a first rear disc car I have had. Thaks for your help.
 
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It has to be screwed in because of the design of the caliper. It has to incorparate both regular brakes as well as a parking brake. That's why it's different.

You can get tha special tool to screw them in or you can do what I do and use a pair of needlenose pliers. Just be careful not to slip and shove them through your hand.
 

WMDPALMER

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Thanks for the tip. i will try my best not to jab my hand!:worship:
 

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I have a big red dent in my left quarterpanel now. It got there after I rammed the needle nose through my left palm. I then proceeded to jam my right pinkie knuckle back an inch or so on my q panel. Also there is a pair of needle nose pliers imbedded in the sheetrock in my garage.
 

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Make sure you line up the notches in the caliper piston with the "dowels" in the pads. It will save you a lot of headache to know this.
 
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